Eston/The Falasan Campaign/Skirmish in Nazia
| Skirmish in Nazia | |||||||||||
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| Part of the Eston-Falasan War | |||||||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||||||
| Attackers | Defenders | ||||||||||
| Eston | Falasan | ||||||||||
| Commanders | |||||||||||
| Artemis Entreri D'Arathe | Gisele Framboise | ||||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||||
| 392 men, 4,900 CS | 43 men 1,000 CS | ||||||||||
| Formations | |||||||||||
| Casualties | |||||||||||
| low | heavy | ||||||||||
Preparations
On the dawn of January 25th of 2007, Eston launched two simultaneous attacks on Falasani positions in Nazia and Belegmon. The Falasani were unprepared, and could only field a handful of infantry and artillery troops against nearly the full force of the REAF. Their only defense in Nazia was less than 50 men behind a palisade wall. Artemis Entreri D'Arathe, commander of the Estonites in Nazia, lined up his forces in a classic infantry charge formation with some missile support. The defenders had no time to form their ranks, and fought in disarray. At the first sound of the horns, the Estonites marched forward towards the palisades.
Battle
As soon as the order was given, the Estonite archers launched a volley at the Falasani defenders. A handful were killed, and the return fire wounded one Estonite infantryman. As soon as the attackers reached the palisade, they started scaling the walls. This made them an easy target for the Falasani artillery, who cut down nine attackers. But as soon as the attackers made it over the walls, the Falasani were defeated swiftly. The defenders fought till the last breath, and managed to kill another dozen Estonites, before they were routed and Eston claimed the field.
Aftermath
The battle left Gisele Framboise, the Falasani commander, wounded. She managed to evade capture, however. The surviving Falasani were chased down, with little result. Most survivors managed to escape in the mountains. The Estonites suffered minor casualties.
